Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To ingratiate again; recommend again to favor.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To ingratiate again or anew.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb transitive To ingratiate again or anew.

Etymologies

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re- +‎ ingratiate

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Examples

  • But for a taste of his abilities, and the more to reingratiate himself, he printed, in the year 1650, a very remarkable Book, called 'The Government of the

    Andrew Marvell Birrell, Augustine, 1850-1933 1905

  • Then we talked of other things, and I tried to reingratiate myself -- The war was going better -- Foch would wish to push his advantage.

    Man and Maid Elinor Glyn 1903

  • Tito tried for several years to reingratiate himself with his inspiration in the Kremlin, but following Stalin’s death in 1953, Tito never again sought close relations with the Soviet leadership, and he purged thousands of Stalinists from the CPY.

    The J Curve Ian Bremmer 2006

  • Tito tried for several years to reingratiate himself with his inspiration in the Kremlin, but following Stalin’s death in 1953, Tito never again sought close relations with the Soviet leadership, and he purged thousands of Stalinists from the CPY.

    The J Curve Ian Bremmer 2006

  • Tito tried for several years to reingratiate himself with his inspiration in the Kremlin, but following Stalin’s death in 1953, Tito never again sought close relations with the Soviet leadership, and he purged thousands of Stalinists from the CPY.

    The J Curve Ian Bremmer 2006

  • Tito tried for several years to reingratiate himself with his inspiration in the Kremlin, but following Stalin’s death in 1953, Tito never again sought close relations with the Soviet leadership, and he purged thousands of Stalinists from the CPY.

    The J Curve Ian Bremmer 2006

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